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Bands wanted for WTP Battle Of The Bands 2007
Bands are now being sought for the WTP Battle Of The Bands 2007 competition that is scheduled to take place at the Snooty Fox and The Jockey venues in Wakefield over the next few months.
Bands sought for Dog Fest '07 - Battle of the Bands
Organisers of a Battle of the Bands competition are now looking for local band to take place. Taking place at Batley Rugby League ground, and in aid of the Batley Bulldogs RLFC, the event will take place on 18th August.
Live Music @ Sandinista! every Wednesday & Sunday
Our monthly 'Grain Division' night takes place on the first Wednesday of the month backed up by No Title magazine's 'Leeds Acoustic Showcase' on the third Wednesday and local live bands booked in house every other Wednesday. Our 'Sunday Sessions' are an out and out acoustic showcase.
Sunday Night Live @ The Met Bar, Leeds
Supporting the best in local Leeds bands - brought to you nby Leeds Met Students Union!
In the busy world of the Leeds Music Scene, there's always a few bands who slip quietly into the main arena. iLiKETRAiNS are one of these bands, playing their sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce, but always beautiful take on post rock theatrics.
Sheffield over the past year has lost out on four tradesmen but gained yet another new name to add to their increasing list of bands that are discharging out of the city and becoming national, if not global names. No longer will it be know for its steel industry, but for its abundance of long haired, converse wearing, real life talking bands.
Leeds bands to be included on Glastonbury 2004 charity compilation CD...
Local bands Bodixa and The Bilderberg Group will feature in a Glastonbury Unsigned Bands 2004 charity compilation CD, put together by Manchester-based Concrete Recordings.
Bradford to host UK metal Battle of the Bands...
SnakeNet Metal Radio in association with Sinister Heart Promotions and Oran Mor Productions are currently searching for unsigned extreme metal bands who would like to participate in the first ever UK National Battle of the Bands!
Futuresound 2004: six bands to play Leeds Festival announced...
Futuresound tonight announced the six Leeds bands that will be playing at Leeds Festival 2004 via their annual competition.
Leeds bands to feature on Charity Compilation CD to be released in August...
Several Leeds bands are set to feature on a charity compilation CD being put together by local record label and promotions company, Collateral Music.
LSR looking for local bands...
LSR starts broadcasting again next week (starting 28/04/03) and are in search of local bands to feature in their gig guide announcements.
Bands sought for two new Leeds University live event venues...
Leeds Student Radio - LSRfm - have been working with Leeds University Union's Events department to start putting on live music at their two bars, The Old Bar and The Terrace, with the aim to begin featuring local bands and music at the University.
More opportunities revealed for local bands to play at Leeds Festival 2007
Leeds' unsigned bands have today been given another opportunity to play at the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival 2007.
Leeds bands sought for Bramley Carnival 2007
Organisers of the Bramley Carnival 2007 are on the lookout for local bands that would like to appear during the weekend-long summer festivities.
On the road to Leeds Festival: thirty bands announced for Futuresound 2007 competition
Futuresound 2007 organisers have today revealed the thirty bands selected to take part in the annual band competition, with the ultimate winner of the competition set to appear on the Carling Stage!
Local bands have their chance of radio airplay
Ridings FM continues to show its commitment to the up and coming music scene with the Local Music Update, every Thursday evening at 9.15pm.
Bands wanted for Clarence Park Free Music Festival...
Possibly the longest running free music festival in the UK, Clarence 2004 is due to take place the last weekend in July at Clarence Park in Wakefield (subject to licensing and funding).
Beat Promotions looking for Leeds bands...
Beat Promotions, Leeds newest promotion company, are currently seeking bands for gigs in and around Leeds.
Leeds bands selected for In The City 2006...
Leeds bands Jack Afro and Pen Knife Love Life have been selected as part of the Official Unsigned bands for In The City 2006, the annual music conference held in Manchester.
Leeds bands invited to a free music industry networking day on 3rd June
Host Media Centre in Chapeltown will stage a free music industry networking day on Saturday June 3rd.
BYT bands are rocking the Crypt...
Sound checks and vocal warm ups came to the forefront this week as the first of the 15 bands taking part in Leeds Leisure Services 'Bright Young Things 2003', took to the stage for their debut in the Crypt of the Town Hall.
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Fifteen bands announced for Bright Young Things 2006...
Leeds City Council have announced the fifteen bands that have been selected for Bright Young Things 2006, a project that provides opportunities for Leeds bands and musicians to record in local studios, have professional photoshoots and will see them feature in a nationally distributed promotional compilation CD.
Local bands to take part in Dogfest 2008
The Dogfest Battle Of The Bands competition will be held on Saturday 19th July at Mount Pleasant stadium, home of Batley Bulldogs RLFC.
BYT 2003 looking for Leeds bands of tomorrow...
Young bands from all over Leeds are invited to submit demos for Bright Young Things 2003, Leeds Leisure Services' annual music showcase.
Futuresound 2006: thirty bands given opportunity to play at Leeds Festival
Futuresound 2006 organisers have today announced the thirty bands that will take part in the annual event that will eventually see six bands selected to appear at this year's Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival.
Bands to play Futuresound heats announced...
The selection stage for Futuresound is now over, with thirty bands being chosen to showcase for the six available Leeds Festival slots.
Thousands expected to watch Leeds bands for Breeze On Tour
A number of young Leeds bands will appear across the city this summer as part of the Leeds City Council Breeze events.
Want to win £2,000? Leeds Battle Of The Bands details announced...
Taking Liberties - who run students nights across Leeds city centre venues - have announced a Battle Of The Bands competition starting in September.
Leeds bands to feature on Charity CD by Misplaced Music...
Several Leeds bands will feature on a forthcoming charity CD put out by Misplaced Records. The compilation will be titled Misplaced Pets and is a benefit for two Leeds animal charities - Leeds Animal Rescue and Whitehall Dog Rescue.
Leeds bands to feature on Valentine Records' new album...
Manchester's Valentine Records are set to release a full length album, a 10-track compilation of bands on their rosta, and includes a couple of Leeds bands currently hitting the right notes about town.
Leeds bands to feature on a Silver Rocket compilation CD...
Leeds bands The Scaramanga Six and les Flames! will feature on a compilation by London's Silver Rocket Club, a monthly night at The Garage.
Leeds bands dominate the Top 40 Charts
Three of the region's bands have taken over the UK Top 40 Charts this May Bank Holiday. The Pigeon Detectives secured their second Top 20 hit single with their re-release this week of "I'm Not Sorry".
Leeds bands announced for V and Glastonbury Festivals...
With the announcements now coming through for the summer festivals across the country, a few Leeds bands have caught the eye.
First bands announced for the BBC Introducing Stage at Leeds Festival 2008
This year sees the debut of the BBC Introducing Stage at both Reading and Leeds Festivals (the stage was formerly the Unsigned Stage at the Leeds site only).
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Leeds bands feature on "In The City Unsigned 2005" compilation
Following successful live appearances at this year's industry showcase in Manchester, several Leeds bands appear on the official iTunes "In The City Unsigned 2005" compilation.
Calling all Leeds bands for Futuresound 2004 ...
The Cockpit is calling for all local unsigned acts to put themselves forward for the annual Futuresound competition which showcases the best of local talent in a battle of the bands style competition to win a number of fantastic prizes.
Futuresound 2007 winners revealed: six bands to appear at Leeds Festival
The winners of Futuresound 2007, the annual competition to find six local bands to appear at the legendary Leeds Festival, were announced this week.
Unsigned bands get another chance to play at Leeds Festival 2006
Yorkshire bands have today been provided with yet another opportunity for playing at this year's Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival.
96.3 Aire FM continue to offer airplay to local bands via its Music Express show...
96.3 Radio Aire is continuing to show its commitment to the up-and-coming music scene in Leeds in 2005 with the continuation of a weekly Music Express feature.
Fifteen bands announced for Bright Young Things 2007
Fifteen musicians and bands from across the region have been given the chance to shine through Bright Young Things 07, the annual Leeds showcase organised by Leeds City Council that offers young local bands and solo artists the opportunity to work directly with industry professionals.
First ten bands announced for Leeds Festival 2007's Unsigned Stage
Sandman Magazine have this week revealed the first ten bands that will appear on the Unsigned Stage at the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival 2007.
Leeds bands to play at annual free Middlesbrough live music festival...
Five of Leeds' finest live acts are to appear at a free festival in Middlesbrough on Sunday 19th June.
LS6 Bands Tent line up announced for Unity Day 2006
Joseph's Well and The Engine Room have today announced the line up for the bands tent at Unity Day 2006, the Leeds 6 community festival taking place on Hyde Park on Saturday, August 5th.
LSR looking for local bands...
LSR (Leeds Student Radio) is looking for local bands who would like to have some air time showcasing their material.
Thirty bands selected for Futuresound 2008 competition - five to play at Leeds Festival
Futuresound 2008 organisers have today revealed the thirty bands that have been selected by the judges to take part in the heat stages of this year's competition.
Brainwash Festival: two venues and over thirty bands and all in aid of charity!
The idea behind the Brainwash Festival is simple: to bring together the finest artists this country has to offer.
Leeds Festival to include a dedicated stage to showcase Northern bands...
Leeds Festival 2005 will feature an extra stage of music this year, its specific purpose being to showcase bands from the North of England.
Futuresound 2008: local bands to get the opportunity to play at Leeds Festival 2008
With the announcement in March that the BBC will be bringing their Introducing Stage (formerly known as the Unsigned Stage) to the Leeds Festival 2008, we can today reveal to bands in the West Yorkshire area how they can be one of just a handful of lucky bands that will be selected to play on the same bill as their idols.
More bands added to the line up for Across The Tracks festival
More bands have been announced for the inaugural Across The Tracks Festival. Taking place on the weekend of 29/30th July at Granary Wharf in Leeds City Centre, the festival will feature four stages of musical entertainment and over 60 acts.
Bands and filmmakers invited to take part in 20/20/02 Vision 2007
Leeds' only music video competition is back for another year! 20/20/02 Vision 2007 will launch on Halloween (31st October) at Leeds' Faversham venue with performances from the bands from 2006: Jinzena, Mishkin, Sarantis and Hiyashi.
Leeds bands Armstrong and International Trust to release a split single
Leeds bands Armstrong and International Trust have announced details of a split single scheduled for release on 29th January 2007.
Leeds bands to appear at the Limetree Festival 2008 in Ripon
A host of Leeds bands will arrive at the Limetree Farm nature reserve at Grewelthorpe near Ripon in August when they play at the three-day Limetree Festival 2008.
Attention Hyde Park bands: apply to play Unit Day Festival 2003...
Attention all Hyde Park bands! Now is the time to apply to play the Main Stage at Unity Day 2003 - a free festival held annually on Woodhouse Moor.
Free MP3 webspace on offer to Leeds bands...
If you are in a Leeds band and are looking for hosting for your MP3s then look no further than local magazine and promoters Vibrations who are now offering free MP3 webspace to local bands.
Local bands invited to submit their CDs for Fuzzy Logic's local band showcase clubnight...
Fuzzy Logic (Wire Club, every Thursday night), with DJ Debstar, have announced a special local band showcase night for Thursday 18th August.
Leeds bands unite behind international AIDS event...
Four Leeds rock bands will be taking to the stage in support of the One World Beat Global Music Festival at Josephs Well on March 19th.
First bands announced for Clarence Park Free Music Festival...
The Wakefield Music Collective have spent the last few months listening to over 100 demos, going to see as many bands as possible, scouring the internet and music press, and are pleased to announce the first batch of bands we hope to confirm for the ever popular free music festival.
Scassa Monakee take home second place in York Fibbers Battle of the Bands final...
Leeds based 6-piece Scassa Monakee brought home £250 and second place in York Fibbers annual Battle of the Bands competition on Tuesday 29th with their own brand of live drum 'n bass and breakbeats fused with funk and jazz.
New Leeds radio station Interplay Radio looking for unsigned bands...
Over Easter a new Leeds radio station called Interplay Radio will emerge, broadcasting on FM from the 2-8th April.
Leeds bands to launch XFM Manchester
West Yorkshire bands Embrace and Vib Gyor will take part in April's "Access All April" shows in Manchester to launch the XFM Manchester radio station.
Leeds bands selected for H2003:Beached music festival...
A number of leading Leeds bands have been selected to play H2003:Beached, the annual free music festival that takes place on the South Bay beach, Scarborough (9/10th August).
Leeds bands and music fans lose the popular BBC Raw Talent radio show
With immediate effect BBC Radio Leeds has decided to cease broadcasting Raw Talent, the weekly two-hour programme of new regional music presented by Hull's Alan Raw and produced by Katie Noone for BBC Radio Humberside.
O Fracas win Fenton "Battle Of The Bands" ...
O Fracas have won the September Battle of the Bands competition at The Fenton, securing a prize of two days recording at Soundmill Studios.
More UK chart positions for Leeds bands...
It's been a couple of weeks of activity in the charts for Leeds, as two local bands hit the UK Single and Album charts.
Bands wanted for Clarence Park Festival ...
It's that time of the year again when the Wakefield Music Collective announce that they are wanting to hear from bands and artists who would like to be considered for this year's Clarence Park Festival - Clarence 15.
More bands added to the line up for Leeds Festival 2004...
More bands have been added to the line up for Leeds Festival 2004... Dropkick Murphys play the Main Stage on Friday, along with The Rasmus, Thrice, Yellocard.
More bands for Moor Music Festival...
The Moor Music Festival (19-21st August, Ilkley Moor) have announced further additions to their line up.
HeathenAngel release their second compilation CD featuring local bands....
On the 4th July 2005, the Leeds-based music fanzine HeathenAngel will celebrate its 2nd birthday with a new CD compilation release.
Many more bands added to Leeds Festival 2003 line up...
More Main Stage and Radio One Stage bands have been announced today for Leeds Festival 2003. Those bands include: Staind, The Darkness, Cave In, The Thrills, The Kills, Jet, Grandaddy, Hell is for Heroes, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Radio 4 and The Raveonettes.
More bands announced for Leeds Festival 2005 ...
More bands have been added to the bill for Leeds Festival 2005. The Friday now sees Funeral For A Friend line up on the Main stage whilst punk legends Dropkick Murphys are included in the line up for Saturday 27th August.
Calling all Leeds musicians, bands and filmmakers... 20/20/02Vision 2007 revealed.
20 Bands, 20 Filmmakers, 2 Weeks: details of the third annual 20/20/02Vision opportunity have this week been revealed and organisers of the 20/20/02Vision 2007 event are now looking for Leeds bands and filmmakers to take part in the exciting film and music festival, which educates and celebrates the raw talent within the UK film and music sectors.
Bands added to the NME Radio One Stage for Leeds Festival 2005...
More bands have been added to the line up for the NME Radio One Stage for Leeds Festival 2005. The Friday in Leeds now includes HAL, Sons & Daughters, The Rakes and Art Brut whilst the Saturday line up has been added to by Death From Above 1979, The Dead 60s and Blood Brothers.
West Yorkshire bands invited to enter a music video making competition.
Leeds has had music competitions and Leeds has had film competitions. 20/20/2 Vision is the first of its kind to combine the two as it gives 20 film makers and 20 bands the novel opportunity to make 20 music videos under the supervision and mentoring from industry experts.
Futuresound 2006 offers Leeds bands the opportunity to play at Leeds Festival 2006
With the lineup for the Leeds Festival 2006 recently announced, tickets now sold out and with the summer just around the corner, it can only mean one thing for West Yorkshire bands ...
More bands announced for Leeds Festival 2004...
More bands have been announced for the Radio One Stage at Leeds Festival 2004 (Carling Weekend). The Friday proceedings now include Auf Der Maur, British Sea Power, Deus, 22-20s, The Stills, and Dogs Die In Hot Cars.
Xscape Castleford announce their second annual Battle of the Bands competition...
Xscape Castleford have announced their second annual Battle of the Bands competition, which was won last year by Leeds-based funk group Chichino.
More Leeds bands feature in the UK Charts this week...
Leeds bands feature again in the UK music charts, with ¡Forward, Russia! and The Sunshine Underground both releasing new singles on independent record labels this week ("Twelve" and "Commercial Breakdown" respectively).
More bands added to Wireless Festival line up
More bands have this week been announced for the 02 Wireless Festival taking place at Leeds' Harewood House on 24/25th June.
Leeds bands added to the line up at Leeds Festival 2008
Leeds Festival 2008 organisers Festival Republic have today announced more bands for this year's festival and it's local bands The Music and Hadouken!
Leeds bands release compilation for Stop The War Coalition
Leeds Stop The War Coalition has put together a compilation of music by local artists called Pockets Of Resistance, 19 tracks of really fine tracks by the cream of Leeds bands.
Sounds of UK to release a DVD volume of Leeds bands
Available soon, 'Sounds of UK - Volume Leeds' is a fantastic DVD collection of 25 of the best bands from the area, presented as live video recordings, promo videos, and band interviews.
This month, soulful dance/rock act Kava Kava became probably one of the very few UK bands yet to tour China!
Host Media Centre offering Leeds bands and musicians free studio recording time!
Host Media Centre in Leeds has today revealed that it will be offer free two-day recording slots to Leeds' unsigned artists throughout 2007!
Six more bands announced for Leeds Festival 2003...
More Main Stage bands have been announced today for Leeds Festival 2003. Those band include: Jay Z, Junior Senior, Lost Prophets, Bowling For Soup, The Used and Finch.
On The Bone to release a 19-track compilation album of Leeds bands
Leeds gig promoters / record label On The Bone have announced the release of their first compilation album, suitably titled "Compilation One", that will hit the shops on 12th February.
Three Leeds bands announced for NME / Radio One Stage at Leeds Festival 2007
A trio of Leeds bands were last night revealed as part of Mean Fiddler's second line-up announcement for the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival 2007.
Bradford bands and musicians offered free support through Factory Street Studios
In conjunction with Bradford Council and Access to Employment, "Factory St Studios" is a new creative music hub opening soon in Bradford and their team are offering musicians free services to help them take their music to another level.
West Yorkshire bands given opportunity to feature on a SXSW sampler CD
West Yorkshire label Chocolate Fireguard have announced an opportunity for local record labels, bands and musicians to contribute to or feature on a SXSW Promo Sampler CD.
Many more bands announced for Leeds Festival 2006
Following the announcement for this year's Leeds Festival earlier this month, more bands have today been revealed for the three-day annual highlight in the Leeds music calendar.
Leeds bands to feature on a new Dance To The Radio compilation album
Originally due to be part two of Dance To The Radio's last compilation, 'Out of The Woods And Trees' comes out a little later than intended and is the label's most ambitious compilation yet.
Bright Young Things 2008: the 15 successful bands are revealed
Following an intense two-day judging process, the fifteen successful acts for Bright Young Things 2008 have been announced today.
Young Leeds bands and musicians are invited to enter Bright Young Things 2006 ...
Young musicians in Leeds are being offered the chance to follow previous participants The Music, Bodixa and 10,000 Things by taking part in the annual Bright Young Things showcase organised by Leeds City Council.
Carling Stage bands announced for Leeds Festival 2005...
Mean Fiddler have today announced the line up for the Carling Stage at Leeds Festival 2005, which includes local representation from ¡Forward, Russia!
Leeds bands announced for Carling Stage at Leeds Festival 2004...
Carling Stage bands have been announced this week for Leeds Festival 2004 and the line up includes a number of local bands.
ARMSTRONG, described by Kerrang! Magazine as "A Tornado of Infectious Pop-Rock Melodies", have cemented themselves as one of the most exciting bands in the UK thanks to a thrilling live show and chart success.
Carling Stage bands announced for Leeds Festival 2003...
Bands have today been announced for the Carling Stages at Leeds Festival. The headliners are as follows: British Sea Power and Manitoba (Friday); Sparta and The Black Keys (Saturday); Billy Bragg and Brendan Benson (Sunday).
Over fifty bands to play as part of the Live At Leeds music celebrations this May
To coincide with Leeds celebrating its 800th birthday this year, Leeds City Council and promoters Futuresound have put together a ground-breaking city-wide, three-day music festival over the second May Bank Holiday weekend (25th, 26th and 27th May) with hopes that the event will become an annual event on the music scene's calendar.
Various Artists: Lancaster: The Bands
You would have thought that Lancastrians would have come to terms with the fact that they're never going to get the better of us lot, but it would appear that they're still up for the challenge.
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Leeds bands honoured at the first Independent Leeds Music Awards...
Leeds' diverse music community was honoured last night in the inaugural Independent Leeds Music Awards.
Daniel Powell interviews Fightstar, one of those bands that manage to inspire fiercely contested opinion.
A couple of Leeds bands hit the UK charts...
In a week that saw a few local band releases, two local acts managed to make an impression on the UK charts announced yesterday.
Yorkshire bands in the spotlight at MIDEM and SXSW
Huddersfield's award winning social enterprise Timeless Music Project has just returned from France where it has launched the breakthrough new music development initiative 'Independent Sounds Of Yorkshire And The Humber 2008'.
Bands wanted for Billy Bragg birthday bash...
Leeds 6 guitar shop Rockshack and venue Royal Park Cellars are getting together to jointly promote a charity show to celebrate the birthday of agit-prop rocker Billy Bragg - and the singer himself has backed the show by nominating a charity and donating a signed photo to raffle.
More bands added to Leeds Festival 2003 line up...
Mean Fiddler have this week announced additional acts scheduled to play at Leeds Festival: Interpol, Electric Six, The Libertines, Primal Scream, Junior Senior and Hot Hot Heat.
Leeds bands selected to play ITC "official" fringe event...
Leeds rock band Xi have been chosen to play a high profile all-weekend fringe event running parallel to this year's official "In The City" at Manchester's Dry Bar.
First bands announced for Leeds' (free) Breeze Festival 2003...
Leeds Leisure Service's have announced details for this year's Breeze festival, which is set to take place in late June / early July at the Town Hall.
Sandman Magazine offer bands opportunity to play at Leeds Festival
At the start of last week the Futuresound competition was announced. This week, it's the turn of Sandman Magazine.
LSRfm.com looking for local bands for airplay and new live music event "New Slang" ...
LSRfm.com, the best alternative music station in Leeds, will host a new live music night "New Slang" at the Old Bar (Leeds University Student Union) from 8th October.
There are few bands in 2004 that can quite captivate the listener in a complete contrast of emotions like Aereogramme, we speak to singer/guitarist Craig B about the release of impending mini album "Seclusion", touring the world in a beat up transit van and... skeleton xylophones
Playing their first full-length tour over here in years (as support to Ed Harcourt), Leeds Music Scene caught up with Finn Andrews and Dan Raishbrook from Rough Trade-signed The Veils as they rolled into Brudenell Social Club, to discuss their recent tour of America, file-sharing, and the horrors of white reggae bands...
"KRAM are very fucking loud" -Tom Goodhand (Sandman) "It's KRAM's ability to take you from one note to a full massive sound, usually in one song that separates them from most bands" -Glasswerk
Hamerex are a Heavy Metal band heavily influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden and are an energetic live band.
Splinter are one of West Yorkshire's premier pub, party and wedding / function bands. Graham, Fin, Simon and Dave combine to bring you a great mix of classic rock and pop anthems all played to the highest standard.
Guitar based pop music with its roots in late 70s punk-pop, but which has drawn comparison to a huge range of bands from the 60s to the present day. Expect layered harmonies, catchy three minute tunes and the city's best rhythm section.
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AB Negative to play R.I.P Tour...
AB Negative are one of ten bands selected to go on the R.I.P tour in November, chosen from the 500+ bands from all over the UK and Ireland that had auditioned for a place.
Want to play at Leeds Festival? Read on for Futuresound 2003 details...
Now that the location for Leeds Festival 2003 have been determined (Bramham Park for those that missed it), attention now turns to Futuresound 2003 which gives six local bands the opportunity to take to the festival stages alongside their favourite UK and international bands and musicians.
The Hair selected to appear at the Wireless Festival in Leeds
Local band The Hair have this week been announced as appearing at the Wireless Festival in Leeds on Sunday 25th June, playing on the same bill as bands such as The Who, Eels and The Zutons.
The Ordinary Boys: Week In, Week Out
Here's yet another over hyped band from the NME school of how to rock. It's very strange how exciting "new" bands these days seem to be ripping off old bands.
Futuresound 2005 applications now open...
Applications for Futuresound 2005, the annual event that provides West Yorkshire's bands and musicians with the opportunity to appear at Leeds Carling Weekend Festival, are now being accepted.
Local venue to introduce a controversial booking rule...
Possibly a reflection of the sheer number of live music venues in the city at the moment is the decision by a local venue promoter to introduce a policy of expecting bands to observe a three week exclusion zone for local gigs: that means no shows during the three weeks before and after their gig.
Lee Sounds Unsigned Stage line up announced for Leeds Festival
Mean Fiddler have today announced the selection for the 21 bands that will make up the line up for the Lee Sounds Unsigned Stage at this year's Leeds Festival.
Flailing Wail: May the officers fall first
Flailing Wail hark from the South Wales valleys, a place at the moment that seems to be kicking out some of the poorest sounding Victory Records-inspired Jock Emo I've ever had the misfortune to hear.
A Destructive Issue to feature on "Un-Scene" compilation CD...
Leeds teenagers A Destructive Issue are to feature on the upcoming Punktastic compilation CD entitled Un-Scene due for release at the beginning of August.
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster @ Cockpit
Tonight is about no nonsense rock'n'roll. All 3 bands ply their similar yet totally different take on the "rock hard, then fuck off" philosophy.
Futuresound 2005 winners announced to appear at Leeds Festival
The announcement for the six winning bands for the Futuresound 2005 competition was made last night. Throughout the summer, the Cockpit venue has hosted gigs featuring thirty of the area's finest bands and with the assistance of industry judges these thirty were reduced to just six, with the selected bands getting to make an appearance at Leeds Festival alongside the likes of Iron Maiden and Pixies.
The Topman Unsigned Stage line up is announced for Leeds Festival 2006
Although the Futuresound 2006 competition is still to come to a close -with six winners expected to be announced shortly- the line up for the Unsigned Stage at this year's Leeds Festival is already taking shape...
Unsigned Stage to return to Leeds Festival for a second year
Last week we revealed details of the Futuresound competition, through which six local bands get the opportunity to play at the Leeds Festival (Bramham Park, August Bank Holiday weekend) and this week follows the announcement of the Lee Unsigned Stage, undoubtedly the success story of the festival in 2005.
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Where are the next Bright Young Things? BYT 2004 announced...
The best musical talent in Leeds is being asked to step forward and submit demos for this year's Bright Young Things (BYT) organised by Leeds Learning and Leisure.
The Agency selected to play at Faceparty Festival of Dreams...
The Agency will be playing at Faceparty Festival of Dreams. From over a thousand demos submitted the band got down to the final 25 bands, their track then streamed on faceparty.com before being selected for the event.
I remember getting very excited about Parka when I first saw them at a gig at the end of 2006, and it's been a long time in the coming but at last they've released the high-octane track "Disco Dancer" as their second single.
Band Profile: Authors of Malicious Code
No one review has pinned down a paticular sound that this band creates, a fusion of individual influences creates a poppier version of QOTSA while also showing Serafin, Nine Black Alps, DFA1979, Muse and many many more.
Royal Park Cellars announce their autumn line-up and a new booking policy...
Panama Promotions have announced their preliminary listings for the Autumn Season at the Royal Park Cellars venue in Leeds - and along with it, a new policy of aiming to have at least one band at every show from outside Leeds.
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So I ventured to the Fenton of a Friday night... and an interesting night was had by all. Two bands were playing in the upstairs room, headlining were Punk band JBH and in the support role was a metal band called 8 DAY DECLINE.
Full line up for Futuresound 2004 is announced...
Futuresound Music can now confirm which thirty bands have got through to the next round of their unsigned competition, Futuresound 2004.
FREE Festival - Sunday 18th June 2006
Futuresound 2007: does your band want to play at Leeds Festival?
Looking to play at Leeds Festival 2007? Well, look no further, as Futuresound 2007 is now officially accepting applications.
four day Hombre @ Royal Park Cellars
Tonight brought together three great bands for the re-birth of the Panama Nights, now scheduled for every Saturday at the Royal Park Cellars.
Bilge Pump and Pifco release a split single on Run Of The Mill records
Leeds bands Bilge Pump and Pifco will release a split 7" single as part of Run Of The Mill Records' "They Do Them" series.
"We're the warm-up band" announces Cooper's entrance to tonight's proceedings. Following on from the previous night where we were entertained not only musically but also through an on-going dialogue with Four Day Hombre, we are again in conversation with tonights bands.
The Great Rock N Roll Bash 2007 to take place at Carpe Diem this weekend
The second annual Rob Galloway's Great Rock N Roll Bash 2007 in aid of St. Gemmas Hospice is to be held at Carpe Diem in Leeds on Sunday, 6th May.
Sharp Darts win at new music venue
Bradford-based band Sharp Darts have won the December 2008 Battle Of The Bands competition held at the The Countess of Rosse pub in Saltaire.
Joseph's Well saw a storming gig on Saturday night as everyone is treated to four top bands, a brilliant atmosphere, a full venue and plenty of beer.
Hell Is For Heroes @ Leeds Festival 2003
Hell is for heroes exploded on to the radio one stage late afternoon on Friday. After seeing them earlier on in the year, and after following the up and down career of 2 of the bands last group, Symposium, you always know that Hell is for heroes will put on an incredible show.
Band Profile: Falling With Angels
post-hardcore emo
Over the years all-woman bands and rock haven't always gone well together. They've either been too poppy and flowery like the Bangles or they go over the top like L7, but almost always forgettable.
Its the second night of the FutureSound 2000 competition as three more bands battle it out for the chance to play at Leeds Carling Weekend festival.
This Et Al and ¡Forward, Russia! to release a split 7" single in April...
This Et Al and ¡Forward, Russia! will release a split 7" single on Monday, 4th April. Released on the Dance To The Radio label the songs will be "He Shoots Presidents" and "Nine" respectively, with the single coming on clear red vinyl and limited to just 500 copies.
The Cockpit to host a monthly unsigned showcase...
Due to the success of the annual Futuresound competition and the mounting climate of the local music scene Futuresound Music Ltd has decided to launch a monthly unsigned showcase.
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Line up announced for Futuresound 2005...
Futuresound Music have today confirmed which thirty bands have got through to the next round of their annual unsigned competition, Futuresound 2005.
Bright Young Things 2003 line-up announced...
Here are the names of the 15 musicians and bands chosen for Bright Young Things 2003: SAMSA - SLY MR FOX - THE BLACKOUT BAND - THE 42 TONES - THE MIDNIGHT SHOPPERS - BLAKE - LEMONT SYLVESTER - DR STRANGEMOOSE - RHODE ISLAND - AMELIA & ME - EXIT - THE COUDERHAE CONNECTION - SOLO - ALL IT'S WORTH - ICABOD.
Futuresound 2006 winners announced to appear at Leeds Festival
With the majority of the Topman Unsigned Stage line up revealed last week, attention turned tonight to the announcement for the annual Futuresound competition.
The Cribs to release "You Were Always The One" in February...
The Cribs head out on tour in January/February with fellow local bands The Blueskins and 10,000 Things.
Now while some bands are off being all angular or throwing a bit of electro into the mix or just being plain emo there are some bands that still just like to make songs the good old fashioned way.
Tim Canfer grew up playing guitar; a longhaired indie-kid in the throws of the grunge era. At the age of 18 he blagged a job teaching music at an American summer camp and, while there, decided against a career in the glamorous world of electronic engineering for the drudgery of Rock 'n' Roll.
The line up for Clarence 15 (free music festival) is announced...
The Wakefield Music Collective have this week announced the line up for their annual festival. Clarence 15, a free music festival, is scheduled to take place in Clarence Park (Wakefield) on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July, with pre-festival gigs at The Snooty Fox on the Thursday and Friday.
BBC Radio Leeds looking for artists for Live Sessions...
BBC Radio Leeds has been running live acoustic sessions for several weeks, every Sunday morning from 10am til noon on the Diana Luke show.
The Dance To The Radio stable this week wheeled out their latest offering in the form of Voltage Union, and with such stable-mates as Forward Russia and The Pigeon Detectives I was excited and eager to sample the label's latest release.
The Ripps sound like Supergrass but are so much more annoying and much less inventive. They sound like they'd be friends with The Kooks and all the other user-friendly J17-reader bullshit that's going on at the moment.
Latest releases from Obscene Baby Auction Records...
Leeds label Obscene Baby Auction Records have a couple of recent releases that are available now. Firstly, a 10" compilation of bands from the North entitled Brand New Gay Scene, which includes a 10" sized booklet of photographs of the featured bands and a couple of other shots of areas around Leeds.
Thornton Road is the home of Bradford's finest, such as: prostitutes, pimps, pushers, car crime and above all else it's the home to the worn out ruins that we call our rehearsal rooms.
Another five-band line up at Joseph's Well marks another Northern Sound Exposure event. What makes these gigs so enjoyable from my point of view is that the organisers always try to feature new bands and it's the perfect opportunity to check out some of the potential bands of tomorrow.
Deserves To Die: Surrender All But Our Skin
Deserves To Die are one of those rare British metal bands that manage to combine all the elements needed to succeed in the genre today, whilst never sounding derivative, or, in the case of most British metal bands, a lackluster alternative to their superior American counterparts.
Well known Leeds writer and photographer turns fifty...
From his days at Leeds Student to Leeds based Backbeat magazine, Tony Woolgar has been writing about and photographing bands for many years.
The Faith Healers @ The Junction (Otley)
Readers of the Leeds Music Scene website might be forgiven for thinking that I never watch bands anywhere other than The Junction in Otley.
Leeds welcomes a new dedicated music Podcast - "It's A Mean Old Scene"
A new music based Podcast has been created in Leeds, titled "It's A Mean Old Scene". Produced by Gary Kaye (an award-winning broadcaster and poet) from his home studio in Leeds, the Podcast features songs, interviews and sessions with local bands.
Hey Negrita: Devil in My Shoes
It is a genuine mystery why some bands release singles, particularly when clearly they are so far from the sort of music that the single buying bracket of the public would actually listen too.
Full line-up announced for Bright Young Things 2004...
Fifteen bands have been selected for Bright Young Things 2004, Leeds City Council's annual initiative to promote the local music scene.
Buzzkill seem to have been doing the rounds in and around Leeds for some time now; whenever their name crops up I instinctively associate them with other similar(ish) sounding bands of Leeds past such as Chopper and Joe90.
I Call Shotgun crowned 'King of the Mountain' winners in Austria
Headingly based electro band I Call Shotgun have returned victorious from the Snowbombing Festival in Mayhoffen, Austria where they won the 'King of the Mountain' national battle of the bands competition.
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Live Music @ Sandinista! every Wednesday & Sunday
1st Wednesday of every month: Late Night Colour hosted by Grain Division 3rd Wednesday of every month: No Title magazine's 'Leeds Acoustic Showcase' 2nd, 4th (& 5th) of the month - Sandinista Sessions - rock / indie / blue / folk / country / ska bands.
Joy, joy, joy. The slew of bands raping Joy Division's back catalogue continues. People who detest Interpol/Editors et al but like Joy Division are idiots.
Fran Rodgers wins Futuresound 2008 to play at Reading and Leeds Festival 2008
The winners of Futuresound 2008 were revealed this week with the judges choosing Fran Rodgers as their overall winner.
DTTR set to release their third compilation album: 'Something I Learned Today'
Leeds-based independent record label Dance To The Radio have revealed the tracklisting for their forthcoming compilation album, their third compilation in as many years.
The Dauntless Elite are just one of those bands. Constantly heaped with praise, one of the most revered and respected punk bands in the UK underground scene, capable of consistently producing quality albums and slaying audiences up and down the country and more recently world-wide.
Instant Species to release their fifth album "Plan E"...
The fifth album from Leeds' Instant Species, Plan "E" is scheduled for release on 18th July 2004. The album is available on enhanced CD format, including videos for the songs She Gives Me Nothing and Night In The City, and is available via the band's website (other stockists to be announced).
Kid Bombardos: Turnin' Wrong Demos
Ok, here's a bunch of French guys I'm sure you'll hear more of in '08. I have in my grubby hands a 5-track demo currently doing the rounds at their shows in their native Bordeaux, which has attracted the attention of the 'blogging community' - community here in Dr.
Leeds musicians to support fundraising for Ethiopia...
On January 6th 2005, LMUSU will play host to a large fundraising event, to raise money to help the people of Ethiopia.
Fulc announce the release of their debut album Biting Insomnia.
Fulc have announced that the release of their debut album Biting Insomnia will be on Monday 19th May 2003.
Buen Chico selected for BBC Raw Talent live show...
Along with a number of other bands in Yorkshire & Humberside, Buen Chico were asked to do a live set on the BBC Raw Talent show ...
I remember the days when Charly Six were Brass Monkey and I was interested to see what they would be like after all this time.
Originally scheduled for late 2006, you could say The Electric Cinema's self-titled debut album has been a long time coming.
¡Forward, Russia! named on NME New Music Tour 2006
The NME have today announced the bands that will be playing the NME New Music Tour 2006 in May with Leeds' ¡Forward, Russia!
Bradford has come under fire in the past for some of its local bands sounding dated, lacking ambition and creative inspiration.
10,000 things to love about new city centre live music venue...
Transmission Promotions today announced the location of the new home for their groundbreaking slant on live music.
Three Man Amp's take on the genre of indie rock is one that has been heard before and will most likely be heard again, thanks to the never ending supply of bands that are churned out by record labels to meet the demands of the lazy MTV2 fans, who base their musical tastes on the NME chart.
The Shadowcops: Ready When You Are EP
According to their press release, The Shadowcops set out to be a "no bullshit, just 100% rock" band, one that combats the current trend of "shoe-gazing, boring as fuck bands who spend more time trying to look like a rock band than actually sounding like one".
Noise á Noise: Looking Ahead EP
Hailing from Los Angeles and yet taking influences from such UK stalwarts as the The Kinks, Buzzcocks and The Jam.
Saves The Day @ Leeds Festival 2003
Its hard to describe Saves the day without constructing a sentence containing the following words: Emo, high pitched, singer looks like a twelve year old.
The Envy Corps: Wires and Wool
Elegant, atmospheric indie. Pretty drab isn't it? The description even sounds boring. Okay, there are a few bands that do it right (Radiohead, Doves) but the rest just can't help but steer down the country roads, rather than dare their way down the motorway at midnight.
Funeral for a Friend: Roses for the Dead
The fact that you clicked on this link means you probably already know what to expect from these Welsh pop-hardcore champions, and with "Roses for the Dead" you'd be right on.
Band Profile: Test Switch Isolator
Test Switch Isolator, described as 'eclectic', being labeled by many as many things such as Mathcore, Noisecore, Jazzcore?
Because of the Leeds hype-machine-like tendency of the Dance to the Radio compilations, all of a sudden twenty-odd unknown bands all of a sudden get thrust into the limelight and we get to see what happens.
Fifth Goodbye were the first band of the evening's entertainment, and they had to put in a very solid performance to be able to stand up to the following bands, and a solid performance it was.
They're from Wales. And damn proud of it, it would seem. Novello come from the label 'Dragonffli' ("spelt the Welsh way") and are purveyors of catchy, sometimes dark, atmospheric rock music, but without the cheese of similar rock bands, or the pointless whinging of most emo bands, which they maybe sound quite similar too.
Although its now two or three years since nu-metal brought guitars and rock back into the mainstream, there has been a resurgence of interest lately with bands who are mixing the archetypal heavy rock sound with early nineties classic grunge influences.
Those of you whose interest in the rock press goes no further than Kerrang! might be a bit surprised to learn this but there is actually quite a burgeoning sleaze/glam metal scene underground in the UK at present.
Lock & Load returns to the Rocket Venue on a Sunday night, with promoter John Trueman brining four Leeds bands to the 60 or so visitors to the proceedings.
To be honest I can't remember how CHEVRON started, but I know that something went wrong. If you've seen chevron before, you'll know that this is a regular occurrence in their set, and have learnt to deal with bad luck as they go along.
Seriously, what's in the water in Wales? As Silence Falls are the latest in a long, long line of Welsh bands blazing a trail across metal, heading straight for super-stardom.
Rio's Leeds: a new 1,000 capacity venue opens in Leeds
In its 20-year history Bradford Rio has been one of the UK's few through and through rock clubs, and the popular venue is now coming to Leeds!
Band Profile: An Invitation To An Accident
rock post-hardcore
Unsigned Leeds band to play live on ITV "Late Attitude" show...
FineApple will appear on the ITV "Late Attitude" show presented by Richard Alexander as a follow up to their participation in Bright Young Things.
The first two singles from the Wrath Records Super Sevens singles club are out now...
The first two singles from the second series of the Wrath Records "Super Sevens" singles club are out now!
Bands should always be wary of using such words as "distinctive" in their biog as it always gives reviewers a cheap way in.
Leeds music lovers await return of Quidrophenia 3
The increasingly popular bandfest, Quidrophenia 3, is returning to rock the foundations of Oporto this August bank holiday, Monday 28th August with yet another impressive line-up.
Emerging in the late 80s Senser were one of the first bands to bring us rap-metal. As innovators of the scene they were doing something new and refreshing.
Tonight features the "other bands" taking part in this year's FutureSound 2000 competition. By "other bands" I am of course referring to the fact that so far we have see all-guitar, mainly indie/punk/rock bands, yet tonight we see what else is on offer around the Leeds live scene.
The Sunshine Underground and ¡Forward, Russia! recognised in NME Album Of 2006 awards
Leeds bands The Sunshine Underground and ¡Forward, Russia! feature this week in the "Best of 2006" compilations put together by the writers and staff at NME.
Another weekly dose of four band mahem that is now recognised as one of the up and coming unsigned band nights - I am of course refering to It's Gone Ballistic at The Rocket Venue.
Misled Vision @ Woodkirk Valley Country Club
THIS WAY UP This Way up aren't a Battle of The Bands band yet but Bassist Ray has told me they are already interested in entering next years event, It was also their first gig so I reviewed them anyway.
Various Artists: That Fucking Tank / Monster Killed By Laser - split single
Run Of The Mill Records release another fine split EP this time featuring two of the finest instrumental mash up bands around.
The Clarence Park Free Music Festival to return to Wakefield in 2007
The 21st of July... a celebrated day for some. The day Tony Blair was declared winner of the leadership election for the Labour Party back in '94.
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Listen Ryder and all you other bands, when you send a CD for review - include a biog! Why? because as you have no marketing budget you need to use every opportunity to spread the word about your group that you get.
Watching glimpses of Great North Patrol live it wasn't difficult to spot a comparison in both their stage presence and their music to bands like Oasis.
LEADTHEWAY was formed in 2002 with the sole intention of rocking Wakefield to its very foundations with their own brutal brand of raging political melodic Hardcore.
Action Directe to release double A-side single...
Action Directe, Leeds' industrial beat architects, commiecore commandos, and yob-goth conquistadors are set to launch the next phase of their plan to corrupt the hearts and minds of our brave European youth, with the release of a new double-AA sided CD single - their first since the critically acclaimed Bloc Rocking Beats EP in April 2002.
Interview: The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives have been on a UK wide tour enjoying sold out shows and performing their new songs. Charlotte Oxnard caught up with the band at Leeds Metropolitan University for the home leg of their tour.
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The Answer are embarrassing. It sounds like Creed threw all their Bon Jovi records out and got into The Sweet and Aerosmith.
Hairstreak was not the German General in Allo Allo but it would perhaps be more interesting if this was.
Justin Myers talks to Eddie Sims, promoter of the Annihilation Nights in Leeds.
I'd not even heard of The Checks until it was announced that one of my favourite Sheffield bands (The Dodgems) are supporting them on their UK tour.
Various Artists: Dangerlust / Hinterland - split single
"Touch My Ass" eh? Well, if you describe yourself as a dirty, sleazy scuzzy rock band then I might have to pass on that - I might catch something.
Gojonnygogogogo announce two limited edition 7" single releases....
Gojonnygogogogo Records have announced the release of two limited edition 7" singles to coincide with their third and final annual music festival at Joseph's Well on 24th/25th May.
Does your band want to play at Leeds Festival 2007?
With the official announcement for the headliners and Main Stage line up for Leeds Festival 2007 now behind us, local interest turns once again to the Unsigned Stage.
Leeds Student to extend its coverage of the local music scene and request your CDs...
Calling Leeds bands! The award winning weekly student paper - Leeds Student - is to extend its coverage of the local music scene by including a demo review section.
Various Artists: Aural Quagmire
Voltage Records in Bradford, managed by Tim Walker, have recorded a lot of rock in the last couple of years.
The evolution of Parisman begins when Mike Saville and Shaun Halloran, unable to play an instrument between them, decide to start a band.
Spunky Canadian Punks Alexisonfire - that's pronounced Alexis On Fire, not Alex Is On Fire, apparently in tribute to the "famous" lactating contortionist stripper Alexis Fire, fact fans - return with their latest long player "Crisis".
Small, dingy, my first trek into the lower gig arena that is "Joe's Well". Having lived and breathed the Duchess experience over a ten-year period, I felt no-way could Leeds produce that feel to a venue again.
Young six-piece De Novo Dahl come from Murfreesboro, Tennessee (population 68,816). Murfreesboro has been named the Most Livable Town in Tennessee.
The best of Yorkshire music and film-making talent comes together with 20/20/2 Vision
Following the launch of 20/20/2 Vision 2007 at the Faversham on 6th April, 20 local bands and 20 local film-makers have been working hard to come up with twenty music videos in just two weeks.
Band Profile: Send More Paramedics
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For some reason I always thought Pray For Hayden were a metal band. They've been about in Leeds for a while and I always see obvious student types wearing their t-shirts.
The Casanovas are an antipodean rock band, which should tell you something. Picture the big riffs (think ZZ Top), swagger vocals (Mick Jagger) and 80's rock drums.
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Heart Of Oak
Ted Leo is a famous man. Or so he seems. A stable in the US hardcore scene he fronted in many renowned bands, most notably CHISEL, until going solo with The Pharmacists in '97.
Can I start this by simply saying "Wow!". This is good. This CD is even better than good. Its bloody amazing.
The Meters, Conny Price, Jimmy Smith. So much brilliant instrumental Jazz Funk has passed through my ears that I find it hard to be impressed in recent times, but I was intrigued to see why a band that had only been around three years (with many line-up changes I may add) had been getting their performance at Edinburgh Fringe Festival hailed as: "highly energetic" and "powerful and absorbing." I arrived into Leeds Uni's Mine Bar to a quite unsettling atmosphere, with a tense omnipresence about the place.
Leeds hosts a Musicians Networking Day - "The Future of UK Music" - at Host Media Centre
Host Media Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds, is holding a Musicians Networking Day on Saturday November 18th.
Firstly, I do not hate Senses Fail. I am a big fan of their early work, their first EP and its lead track 'Steven' are fantastic slices of hook-laden pop-core, heavy enough to raise an eyebrow among metal heads, and with lyrics to suit even the most sensitive of souls.
Band Profile: Dusty Not Digital
indie experimental rock
Although sporting an impressive name, as soon as the Bonsai Kittens emerge onto the stage all hopes are lost.
The Composers: A Way Of Being Free
Apparently The Composers "thankfully don't sound much like most of the other bands in East London", thankfully indeed?
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Its been twelve years since Californian based punk rockers AFI first decided to form a band in order to avoid to the real world, and they are finally being tipped to make that jump from underground to mainstream with their sixth album Sing the Sorrow.
I was looking at the Plastichead huge mail order catalogue the other day. It's over a month since I ordered a copy of Cursive's new album from them ...
WhoresWhoresWhores and Omerta to release a split 7" single in July
Leeds bands WhoresWhoresWhores and Omerta have revealed that their split 7" single will be available in July.
A fortnight on and another four bands feature at Lock & Load. Tonight we open up with the sounds of Metallica's "Enter Sandman".
40-hour charity festival to take place in January 2008
As part of his 40th birthday celebrations, well-known local promoter Paul Holliday has organised the 24th and 25th Docstoc charity music festivals.
Off The Wall at The Irish Centre
An old school friend (in my case a Very Old friend) contacted me recently to see if I would like to see a Pink Floyd tribute band called Off The Wall at The Irish Centre in Leeds.
Immune take classic rock music, fuck it up, screw it over, rip it apart and give you music unlike anything you'll have ever heard.
Band Profile: Guns on the Roof
Guns on the Roof come from the wrong side of Leeds, Crossgates and Halton Moor, areas that spawned the likes of 80's punk bands Abrasive Wheels, Icon AD, Urban Zones and more recently Dead Pets.
It's wrong to compare, but what first attracted me to this band was a rock rush, the crash of a song, in an unashamedly indie way.
Price increase for weekend shows at Royal Park Cellars
Panama Promotions, in-house promoters for The Royal Park Cellars, have announced that the standard admission charge at the venue for Friday and Saturday shows will increase to £4 from the New Year.
Festival Republic Stage line-up announced for Leeds Festival 2008
The Leeds Festival organisers have today revealed the line-up for the first Festival Republic Stage (formerly Carling Stage).
You're 25. You live with your mum. You work as a cleaner at the nearest supermarket. You sweat profusely.
Leeds Festival 2006 line up announced...
The line up for the Leeds Festival 2006 was announced this evening with a few Leeds bands amongst those appearing.
Winging its way from Leeds 6 comes Blind Bear Records' latest 7" single, a split affair featuring the ska-tinged 'adrenaline-fuelled' rock from Buzzkill and a delightful insight into alt.country from Adam John Killip.
Winging its way from Leeds 6 comes Blind Bear Records' latest 7" single, a split affair featuring the ska-tinged 'adrenaline-fuelled' rock from Buzzkill and a delightful insight into alt.country from Adam John Killip.
Shed Seven - The Charlatans - Flowered Up - The Verve - aah, halcyon days indeed. These bands are almost certainly amongst the record collection of openers Silvertin and their facsimiles of the aforementioned bands in their songs are pretty spot on, if a little watered down.
Saturday night and four bands take to the stage at Leeds' Premier pub/venue location, The Duchess. First up are the duo of Andy Parrott & Rob Karl, who unfortunately I missed.
Band Profile: Bedroom Gymnastics
Punk/indie band based in Bradford.
Monday night and we visit the Duchess for a female-dominated night in front of a dissapointingly small crowd.
Bands hyped up without an album, but solely because they are new, have four average songs on MySpace and a novelty name, seem to be the way music is going.
Underoath: Define the Great Line
It's hard to know where some bands' safety zones start and end. The balance between not pushing hard enough and regurgitating the same old tired lines versus trying too many different things and attempting one giant leap for musickind, is a hard one to define.
Larrikin Love are really doing rather well right now - their single Downing Street Kindling has just been released and not an issue of NME seems to go by without some mention of them.
For someone who's not really a ska fan, I definitely enjoyed this show. No matter what your tastes are, sometimes you just need something that makes you jump.
FutureSound 2000 starts up at the Rocket Venue, and its immediately obvious from the amazing talent on show in the three bands battling it out tonight that the judges will be a difficult situation to decide which are the top six, the ones who will go through to the Leeds Carling Weekend Festival.
Calling Leeds musicians: Bright Young Things 2007 applications now accepted.
Leeds' hottest new bands and musicians are again being given the opportunity to shine in the annual Bright Young Things project.
To skater bands everywhere your mission should you decide to accept it, is to appear on a compilation CD entitled Gnarly Dude...
The Loved Ones (UK): Self Destruction for Beginners
"Experimental? Avant-garde? Lo-fi? Analogue? Acoustic? Just plain odd?" - Nick Copland advertises for bands to play for the new Strychnine Lounge gigs to start up at The Packhorse in the New Year.
The Antix are a young five-piece indie band from West Yorkshire. They are heavily influenced by a number of new and old rock bands including The Subways, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, No Doubt, Wolfmother, White Stripes and Nirvana.
The Defunct is a mash-up of genres. Taking influence from bands who test the limits with the musical styles such as The Clash and King Prawn to The Specials and The White Stripes.
Band Profile: WhoresWhoresWhores
math rock
acoustic
Pop Threat: Amarantal Meltdown
Pop Threat's 4-track EP release on Mook Records begins with an eerie twist of distorted, effects driven guitars coupled with vocals by Caroline, creating a total wall of sound, perhaps an up-to-date Sonic Youth with an almost-melody shining through.
Various Artists: Bilge Pump / Pifco - split single
Now this is going to be a noise fest. With these bands you just know it - two of the nastiest, brashest, craziest acts in the city.
The very last Blue Star Music gig happens with possibly one of the busiest crowds, best bands and best mix of indie rock from the straight up young upstarts (Solo and Diawara) to the wit, charm and brilliance of the experienced Mama Scuba and Being 747.
This is a good CD. I'm told nothing about the band before I slot the disc in my machine, just a pretty piss poor name and a green CD/r.
Guns on the Roof released their new EP, 'Last Orders', on Monday, June 16th. Victoria Holdsworth caught up with the band to ask them about the album, punk rock and music in general.